superfluidity
/ˌsupərfluˈɪdəti/
noun
- A physical state of certain liquids at extremely low temperatures where they flow without any friction or viscosity.
- Superfluidity allows liquid helium to climb up the walls of its container.
- Scientists study superfluidity to understand quantum mechanics at a macroscopic scale.
- The discovery of superfluidity earned several physicists Nobel Prizes.